SOUNDS AND SPELLING I

VOWEL SOUNDS

A) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?

iː ɪ eɪ e ə æ

Orange Any Please Weight Away Hat

Live Jealous Green Break Paper Sang

Finish Many Scheme Tape Ration Habit

Studied Hen Feel Bay Police Map

B) Circle the word that sounds different.

a. rate day bye take

b. plan man factory car

c. film field thin sing

d. red head lead please

e. height he clean teeth

f. computer furniture better ready

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SOUNDS AND SPELLING II
VOWEL SOUNDS

A) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?

əʊ ɑː aɪ eə ɒ ʌ ʊ

Wrong Monkey Class Cook Fight Glow Rare

Doll Once Giraffe Full Bike Tone Pear

Sorry Oven Park Wolf Guide Told Care

Wash Dull Calm Should High Post There

B) Circle the word that sounds different.

a. sun Monday cut cool

b. bear near share fair
c. company dog walk clock
d. dark run pass far
e. know go house flow
f. soon look put shoot
g. bike rain site my

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SOUNDS AND SPELLING III
VOWEL SOUNDS

A) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?

aʊ ɜː ɪə ɔː uː ɔɪ

Fear Fall Wool Found Join Heard

Beer Walk Few Cow Noise Work

Here Force Clue Owl Voice Burn

Clear Taught Rule Cloud Avoid Shirt

B) Circle the word that sounds different.

a. how low ground allow

b. destroy employ poison monitor
c. girl desk world heard
d. feel dear steer hear
e. call lord John all
f. cue you spoon took
C) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?

Triphthongs: /eɪə aɪə ɔɪə əʊə aʊə/

Lawyer Player Lower Hour Fire

Royal Layer Slower Power Liar
Employer Mower Shower Tyre

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SOUNDS AND SPELLING IV
CONSONANT SOUNDS

Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?
1) p b k g v f
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Cough Balloon Of Please Spaghetti Car
Off Bike Never Stop Great Soccer
Finish Cob View Cape Guide Like
Philosophy Lobe Live Paw Longer Stomach

2) t d s z r j
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Wrong Lived Psychology Usually Worked Eyes
Right Day Glass Yellow Note Zebra
Carry Code Practice News Thailand Rows
Rice Director Laughs Few Aunt Organize

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SOUNDS AND SPELLING V
CONSONANT SOUNDS

A) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?

1. h 2. w 3. ʃ 4. ʧ 5. ʤ 6. ʒ

Television Who Change Wash Once Furniture

Visual Alcohol Giraffe Russia Wallet Chopstick
Casual Habit Jacket Ration Wish Match
Usually Hair John Ocean Would China

B) Match the words with the same consonant sounds.

Argentina __ 1. cheese
Czech Republic__ 2. sausage
Hungary __ 3. ham
Seychelles __ 4. waffle
Kuwait __ 5. mushroom

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SOUNDS AND SPELLING VI
CONSONANT SOUNDS

A) Complete the categories with the correct sounds. What sounds do these words have in
common?
1. ð 2. θ 3. m 4. n 5. ŋ 6. l

Breathe Sing People Mouse Thirty Can

Those Tank Like Theme Thanks Nine
Together Long Gorilla Minute Sympathy Dingo
Either Skunk Call Comb Athens Annie

B) Circle the word that sounds different.

1. send game monitor bomb
2. dancing sink ring bike
3. python thermoset than thousand
4. tell half lock tall
5. nose fame fan ton
6. there thanks clothing together
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C) SILENT CONSONANTS: Circle the word that sounds different.

knife know kite knock knee

hour hair honest ghost what
climb doubt plumber comb machine
sight gear high light through
half talk calm walk people
please psychology pneumonia coup receipt
island castle aisle debris
listen castle gate fasten often
answer when sword write who
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